I'm actually leaning towards getting that; I don't own the original physically (much of my music is punked from the library =P) so I tend to wait for reissues and the like to pick up good albums, so I've definitely had my eye on that.

I'm pretty much still exploring around so I might look into RAtM. Oh and guess what? I had the chance to go see Opeth play at Leeds but couldn't go coz I had lectures the morning after. In Sheffield. Just downright ridiculous!!

Can anyone suggest any good Melodeth bands, other than Dethklok, and Amon Amarth?

be aware that some of these have power metal or progressive metal leanings:Arch Enemy, Arsis, At the Gates, Before the Dawn, The Black Dahlia Murder, Blackguard, Blood Stain Child, later Carcass (Heartwork and Swansong), early Children of Bodom, Dark Tranquillity, Darkane, Darkest Hour, Deadlock, early In Flames, In Mourning, Insomnium, Kalmah, Nightrage, Omnium Gatherum, Ritual of Rebirth, early Scar Symmetry, early Soilwork, and Wintersun.

Eh, Dark Matter Dimensions isn't that good (the video for "Noumenon and Phenomenon" is testament to this, check that out if you want a good laugh), but I thought The Unseen Empire was really good. Dat Seers of the Eschaton.

Do modern female singers get on anybody else's nerves? To me, they all sound the same. They kinda have a "pseudo-operatic" voice to them. Bands like Evanescence, Nightwish, etc. all have the same/similar vocal styles. (albeit Nightwish more than Evanescence).Also, I heard a Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath mashup somebody made with Whole Lotta Love and War Pigs. Amazing, a must listen!

bought a copy of Irreligious by Moonspell from a local flea market, the packaging is in absolutely abysmal conditionlikethe booklet apparently got wet and was just left to dry, so the paper is so stiff that it feels more like cardboard, and the pages are so stuck together that it would be impossible to open it without tearing it to shredsplus part of the front cover image was literally torn off of the booklet and is stuck to the inside of the casethe disc is in pretty good condition though, and it was only a dollar, so whateverEDIT: herearesomepictures showing the extent of the damage to the booklet, for anyone curious (also pictured: a Bart Simpson figurine I purchased as well, my laptop, a paperclip, and my knee wearing wonderful comfy pajama pants)

[font="Tahoma;"][color=#483D8B;]new Soilwork album art and tracklisting have been announced, last album was great so I have high hopes for this.also apparently Carcass are going to be releasing a new album early next year. not sure how I feel about this considering it's been 17 years since the last album and even it wasn't especially outstanding.[/color][/font]

So far, the one I'm most looking forward to is The Last Spire by Cathedral. While it's sad that it will be their last release before retiring, I'm still super-excited for it as anything they do is pretty much guaranteed to be top-quality doom.

Well, there was an announcement on the new Black Sabbath album: it will be titled 13 and will be released in June. It's nice to have that fully confirmed now, although they could have worked a bit harder on the title

Also, the drums on the album were done by Brad Wilk of Rage Against The Machine, which is pretty awesome.

[font="Tahoma;"][color=#483D8B;]so The HAARP Machine broke upI never listened to them at all, wasn't really a fan of their stylebutI'm kinda bummed anyway, because their vocalist is somebody I've followed since his days playing with tiny unsigned local bands, after he randomly followed me on Twitter and I checked his stuff outI even emailed back and forth with the dude a couple times, paid him directly for a copy of an EP one of his old bands releasedit was cool seeing him in a band that generated a lot of underground buzz and got some attention, especially when a lot of the focus was on his excellent vocal workhopefully having his name attached to The HAARP Machine will get more recognition for his future projects[/color][/font]

Symphony X is a lot like DT in many ways. I'm not much of a fan but you may like them. Also Fates Warning has a few very Dream Theater-esque albums (A Pleasant Shade Of Grey, No Exit, Parallels) that you might enjoy.But there isn't really much that sounds like Dream Theater. Most prog bands sound fairly different from eachother, I find. Or maybe that's 'cause I've just listened to them too much.

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In sadder news, Iron Maiden's former drummer Clive Burr passed away last night. He was a fantastic drummer and has been immortalised with The Number of the Beast, as well as Maiden's two previous albums.

I think it's only fitting to be listening to Hallowed Be Thy Name right now.

For whatever reason, I haven't really been into Amon Amarth lately. Still really love Twilight of the Thunder God but kind of skipped over Surtur Rising, having only listened to it in full two or three times.

Regardless, the new song is pretty solid.

Cathedral have also recently released the song Tower of Silence from their upcoming album. Not exactly what I was expecting, but it's still pretty good.

So I'm looking to get into Meshuggah. Anyone have recommendations for a couple of albums to start off with? I listened to Koloss last year and didn't really enjoy it, although I only heard it the one time.

They're co-headlining a show with Devin Townsend (along with support from Periphery) in a couple of weeks, and whilst I definitely want to go just for Devin anyway, it would obviously be nice to get familiar with Meshuggah too.